Giancarlo Stanton wanted no part of the Giants or Cardinals.
But the New York Yankees? That could be different story.
Hours after the Marlins failed in their bid to deal Stanton to the Giants and Cardinals when the slugger exercised his no-trade clause and refused a deal to those teams, their attention turned to the Yankees, according to reports by both The Athletic and Yahoo, with Yahoo’s Jeff Passan describing the talks as “significant.”
A source confirmed to the Herald that the Yankees had become the frontrunners to land Stanton. If the Yankees are successful in acquiring him, it would give the Bronx Bombers the Majors’ top two home run hitters last season in Stanton and Aaron Judge.